Anyone else having artifacts on the far right (last 5%) of screen? It is most noticeable when in landscape mode (when in landscape mode, its noticeable at the top status bar near the 3G and time).
Not sure if this is a "new" issue with the shift, or may only be a defect on mine.
daMachine said:
Anyone else having artifacts on the far right (last 5%) of screen? It is most noticeable when in landscape mode (when in landscape mode, its noticeable at the top status bar near the 3G and time).
Not sure if this is a "new" issue with the shift, or may only be a defect on mine.
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sounds like a defect. return and get a NEW phone
Yeah, sounds defective, I'd head to the Sprint Store.
Mine does it in portrait but only on a certain app
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For me, the bottom side (the edge with the home, menu, back and search buttons) is noticeably dimmer than the rest of the screen. It's like this on the one I returned, the new one, and my friend's which makes 3 for 3. ****ty but then I noticed that all four corners of my hero had a weird glow to them. 6 in one, half a dozen in the other.
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I have noticed that when I press/tap on the lower left and right corners (in portrait, in landscape its the top right and bottom right corners) I get the typical LCD 'ripple' effect (as if I am pressing on a typical LCD monitor). Is this normal? No other Android phone I own does this as the glass on the device separates the LCD enough from where people touch. Normal?
Second, I notice that when dragging things (again, picture this in portrait mode) from top to bottom, about 60% of the way down the screen its like it stops reading my finger and the widget, icon, etc drops there and stops following my finger. I need to apply decent pressure to get it to keep tracking my finger. Normal?
I am using the AT&T streak with the 2.1 ROM.
uberamd said:
I have noticed that when I press/tap on the lower left and right corners (in portrait, in landscape its the top right and bottom right corners) I get the typical LCD 'ripple' effect (as if I am pressing on a typical LCD monitor). Is this normal? No other Android phone I own does this as the glass on the device separates the LCD enough from where people touch. Normal?
Second, I notice that when dragging things (again, picture this in portrait mode) from top to bottom, about 60% of the way down the screen its like it stops reading my finger and the widget, icon, etc drops there and stops following my finger. I need to apply decent pressure to get it to keep tracking my finger. Normal?
I am using the AT&T streak with the 2.1 ROM.
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both normal.
the screen ripple is because the lcd screen is actually bonded to the protective glass
The last point is not normal, I don't have to press hard to keep a drag going.
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Yeah I've never experienced the 2nd but definitely the ripple I sorta expected.
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Maybe its a design tweak to stop the screen from breaking so easily? My first streak never rippled but then one day i turned it on and found my screen had broken. After a three week long battle with 02 i got a new model and lo and behold ripple whenever i press near the edge of the screen.
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Not sure if it's an issue or just the way IPS is or just my eyes.
There are faint lines going across the screen. Well, not really lines, more like weird phasing or something happening.
The lines run from right to left (or right to left lol) if it's in portrait mode. Top to bottom if in landscape mode.
Best words I can use to describe it are banding/phasing. Never seen anything like it.
It happens all across the screen all the time. Maybe it's just the touch sensor layer I am seeing ??
Didn't notice it in the first one I got but I didn't use it much (returned it right away, stuck pixels)
Any ideas ?
Honestly, I noticed this too... I have two thick lines I can see that is most prominent in the settings menu, with the grey gradient... it bothered me, so I exchanged it; lo and behold, my second unit had the same thing.
Quality control with Nexus devices is amazing...
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Honestly, I noticed this too... I have two thick lines I can see that is most prominent in the settings menu, with the grey gradient... it bothered me, so I exchanged it; lo and behold, my second unit had the same thing.
Quality control with Nexus devices is amazing...
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Yes I noticed this awhile back too. While it annoys me I'm not in the settings menu too much so I try to forget about it
I dropped my phone and cracked the screen at the bottom. It's barely noticeable, but the area at the bottom where it is cracked is unresponsive to touches. This is unfortunately the most important part of the screen, and makes navigating around the phone difficult.
Is there some kind of software workaround where I can basically push up the nav bar, and have it ignore the very bottom of the phone? Or is there a better solution? Pie appears to be another option, but I have found it semi-difficult to use.
Turn the phone upside down
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Haha, right.
The physical button placement makes that sub-ideal (as well as the camera). That quickfix would just replace the nav bar issue with a notification bar issue.
Install custom Rom with pie and use that.
Hi,
I got my unit and after 7 days few air bubbles appeared (near front camera, near home button).
My screen got replaced (it was faster than returning and getting a new unit) and second screen has the same issue (but this time near the speaker).
I'm just wondering if this is a common issue with big screens or I'm just not very lucky one? I googled a little and seems that others had the same issues (on Galaxy tabs).
Later I will add a photo.
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Hi,
I got my unit and after 7 days few air bubbles appeared (near front camera, near home button).
My screen got replaced (it was faster than returning and getting a new unit) and second screen has the same issue (but this time near the speaker).
I'm just wondering if this is a common issue with big screens or I'm just not very lucky one? I googled a little and seems that others had the same issues (on Galaxy tabs).
Later I will add a photo.
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YES I have this as well, top-right of my screen. It seems like I can wipe/gently scrape it away then it just reappears randomly a few minutes later or if I'm moving in/out of a building
It looks like moisture has built up under the screen which is impossible because I only ever put my phone in my pocket or on my bed and desk, I don't jog with it or take it into the bathroom when showering.
I missed my 14-day window to request straight-swap, don't know if I now want to have it sent back under warranty as that can take weeks and I'll be travelling soon.
Kinda sucks I always notice it now and I'm worried it will get worse.
Here's mine, just after cleaning the screen. You can see the outline where it's starting to form again... Soon it'll fill up like a white cloud in that area to the edge of the screen. Looks much more prominent in daylight but it's getting dark here now.
That's exactly the same:
If you wipe - it disappears and reappears after few seconds.
Temperature changes reveals air bubbles very quickly.
Seems that this issue is quite common.
I will bring my device to Samsug warranty/repair shop after my travels as well.
Anybody else have same issues?
Samsung replaces screens (because of air bubbles) in your countries without any problems?
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That's exactly the same:
If you wipe - it disappears and reappears after few seconds.
Temperature changes reveals air bubbles very quickly.
Seems that this issue is quite common.
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Yes, when going from my air-conditioned office to the hot weather outside it instantly becomes more prominent. And vice-versa -if I clear it and then go inside where it's colder, it reappears again. I do recall having a similar issue with the Note 3, it surrounded the top speaker but it was less obvious. This covers a larger area, including part of the actual screen rather than just bezel area.
Hello, been visiting the boards for a long time, but I didn't register because I had nothing to contribute really. <.<
I currently have a i9505 running on cm13 6.0.1.
Last night when I wanted to reply to a text I used the right side lock screen shortcut that's set to messaging the circular motion thingy messed up the edge of my screen. (I didn't realize until later that it's not actually a hardware issue if you ask me.)
Some pictures, screenshots don't register anything:
CAN'T POST IMAGES because I'm a new user. :/
It's on imgur, with /a/Murqy extension after .com. Album of three images.
Messaging shortcut thingy on the second screen is a lock-screen burn in, as is lock screen in the middle of the first screen.
Sorry for the garbage quality screens, I don't have any other spare phone except for the ancient Sony Ericsson with me atm.
At first this obviously looks like some display issue or a burn-in. I've checked the display, it has absolutely no scratches.
I've also read about the quality issues of some S4 phones and glass+display being glued together which can lead to yellowish tint. And how display breaks easily because of bad build quality and too much pressure being put on the display itself.
Anyhow, ever since that brown/yellow thing appeared the right/left lock screen shortcut animations stopped showing. And that thing is the exact size of the lock screen shortcut animation.
Also, those three burned in lock screen buttons, phone/unlock/messaging aren't really burn ins. When I try to press any of them in the bugged state when the screen is already unlocked, the dropdown menu activates. Also when I use dropdown menu myself, those 3 buttons are instantly gone without leaving a trace. And when the dropdown menu is activated, the yellowish corner translates from the background to the menu itself. Icons on the home screen in the background aren't yellow anymore, but icons in the dropdown menu are.
So, I'm completely at loss what to do here. I don't wanna use one of those burn in removal apps to mess my phone up, I don't have a warranty because I got it used like less than a month ago and everything was working fine. And I don't wanna take it to a repair shop because they'll just tell me the display is messed up.
There's just too much coincidence here for me to believe it's a classic case of display burn in.
Why wouldn't lock screen shortcut animations show up anymore if that was the case? Even on the left side which is completely fine. And it just appeared out of nowhere when I used one of those shortcuts. As if animation is stuck in there.
Sorry for the wall of text, but wanted to explain it in detail as I couldn't find anything similar anywhere else. <.<
Perke- said:
Hello, been visiting the boards for a long time, but I didn't register because I had nothing to contribute really. <.<
I currently have a i9505 running on cm13 6.0.1.
Last night when I wanted to reply to a text I used the right side lock screen shortcut that's set to messaging the circular motion thingy messed up the edge of my screen. (I didn't realize until later that it's not actually a hardware issue if you ask me.)
Some pictures, screenshots don't register anything:
CAN'T POST IMAGES because I'm a new user. :/
It's on imgur, with /a/Murqy extension after .com. Album of three images.
Messaging shortcut thingy on the second screen is a lock-screen burn in, as is lock screen in the middle of the first screen.
Sorry for the garbage quality screens, I don't have any other spare phone except for the ancient Sony Ericsson with me atm.
At first this obviously looks like some display issue or a burn-in. I've checked the display, it has absolutely no scratches.
I've also read about the quality issues of some S4 phones and glass+display being glued together which can lead to yellowish tint. And how display breaks easily because of bad build quality and too much pressure being put on the display itself.
Anyhow, ever since that brown/yellow thing appeared the right/left lock screen shortcut animations stopped showing. And that thing is the exact size of the lock screen shortcut animation.
Also, those three burned in lock screen buttons, phone/unlock/messaging aren't really burn ins. When I try to press any of them in the bugged state when the screen is already unlocked, the dropdown menu activates. Also when I use dropdown menu myself, those 3 buttons are instantly gone without leaving a trace. And when the dropdown menu is activated, the yellowish corner translates from the background to the menu itself. Icons on the home screen in the background aren't yellow anymore, but icons in the dropdown menu are.
So, I'm completely at loss what to do here. I don't wanna use one of those burn in removal apps to mess my phone up, I don't have a warranty because I got it used like less than a month ago and everything was working fine. And I don't wanna take it to a repair shop because they'll just tell me the display is messed up.
There's just too much coincidence here for me to believe it's a classic case of display burn in.
Why wouldn't lock screen shortcut animations show up anymore if that was the case? Even on the left side which is completely fine. And it just appeared out of nowhere when I used one of those shortcuts. As if animation is stuck in there.
Sorry for the wall of text, but wanted to explain it in detail as I couldn't find anything similar anywhere else. <.<
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I'm not familiar with burn-ins, but since it's a used phone the probability of the screen being messed up is high.
If it really is a software glitch, the only option would be to flash a different rom. If it continues, flash a stock rom via Odin. If the problem still persists, then it's most probably a hardware issue.
Remember, the flashes have to be clean flashes. As clean as possible. Dirty flashes won't help, especially when trying to find the root of a problem.
I've had it for nearly a month now and I didn't have a single issue.
As I've said, it's probably not a burn in because it just appeared like that due to one animation.
And since it's also there when I boot into recovery I don't think flashing a new ROM would help.
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http://i.imgur.com/j4t9fEA.jpg
Is this gradient (around the icon) visible to naked eye? This is really nasty Just a guesswork: this could be one of failure modes for amoled. I have 8 weird rectangles burned in over the whole screen and really don't know where they came from.
Check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2603039 evidently even light from outside can burn in your screen.
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Yea, it's visible.
That's the far right shortcut on the dock.
But the weird thing is that it just disappears if I try to click it.
Same goes for the lock screen shortcuts as I've said already, that's why I'm not sure it's a regular case of screen burn.
And when I pull down the dropdown menu, the color of the desktop goes back to normal, but dropdown menu icons in the bottom right turn yellowish, as if the tint translated to the screen that's being used at that moment.
After I realized that I tried to mess around with color saturation and brightness.
Changing brightness had no effect, lowering it would just make that corner darker, but as I dropped down color saturation on all of the RGB components more and more it became less and less noticable.
But the buggy lock screen shortcuts still puzzle me. They remain on the desktop after I unlock the phone, but are instantly gone as soon as I click them.
If it wasn't for that, I'd be pretty sure the screen broke because of bad build quality. I read about the display having too much pressure put on it, somewhat of a design flaw.
Gonna try that burn in app, what's the worst thing that could happen to a broken display. <.<
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Does it disappear if you press and hold without actually doing something? Make a screenshot and display the image fullscreen as if it was lockscreen, will it happen again? While showing the screenshot, press and hold on the icon, any change?
Does all of the gradient disappear or just the icon burn in?
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If I hold it, it actually works (eg taking me to messages or phone menu as if the screen was locked). It doesn't appear on screenshot, only after I unlock the phone. That's what's puzzling me, it's not actually burned in, it looks like an issue with the display when I change screens (from locked to unlocked or switching from desktop to broswer like in that screenshot with the burned in icon, as soon as I click it it also disappears, same as shortcuts).
And gradient gradually disappears as I lower the color saturation. Disappears fully at around 30% for all RGB components. But brightness is way too low then.
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MuF123 said:
I know, I just wanted you to make your phone display the same content as if it was locked - but now the image would be screenshot and not the actual lockscreen... I know this sounds really wild, but I don't see any better troubleshooting ideas here
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I get your point, like I'm leaning towards display issue but not a classic one but a weird one because it has issues with switching screens.
Idk, I'm gonna roll with this for a couple more days, if it gets worse it's definitely the display.
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MuF123 said:
Just out curiosity - maybe you could make a video how this behaves
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Maybe tomorrow if I find a half-decent camera.
Actually, I made a screencast.
https://media.giphy.com/media/3oGRFj88fgqgT3vWrS/giphy.gif
As you can see, after I unlock the screen, all three shortcuts are burned in.
When I press the burned in unlock icon it just briefly opens the dropdown menu (it wasn't me opening it at that point, when I clicked the lock screen icon in the middle)
Yellow tint in the bottom can't be seen on the video.